Sold for $3,465

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Lot Description

A Central Indian Sandstone Stele with Ambhika

12th Century

十二世紀印度砂岩雕雪山神女立像
deeply carved with Ambhika seated in lalitasana on a pedestal supported by her lion, her right hand broken while the left embraces her child, naked, bejewelled, her face with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, her hair combed into a bun, flanked by various figures and a tirthankara above.

Height 20 7/8 in., 53 cm.

Property from a Private Indiana Collection. 印第安納州私人收藏。

Provenance:
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art, Christie's Amsterdam, 18 October 2005, sale 2675 lot 33.
Acquired before 1970.
購於佳士得阿姆斯特丹2005年10月18日印度、喜馬拉雅及南亞藝術專場，33號。
前藏家購於1970年之前。

Condition Report

In stable condition with an old crack at the child's neck.

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